Pyle, a junior 149-pounder, placed second in the Elite Division of the UNO Kaufman/Brand Open. The only D-III wrestler in the 149-pound bracket, he defeated Jared Picket of Indiana (5-3), Colby Robinson of Central Oklahoma (5-4), and Mitch Mueller of Iowa State (9-8), before falling to Nebraska’s Chris Hacker, 8-4 in the final. Robinson, a 2009 NCAA Division II All-American, was ranked seventh nationally, while Mueller, Iowa State’s starting 149-pounder and a three-time national qualifier, was ranked ninth by WIN to open the year.
